Rankings for Students

See the Times Higher Education World’s Best Small Universities 2016 table here.

Robin Meijer, a student at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, on why his campus is the perfect size

I was asked to write a short blog post on how I feel about studying at a pretty modestly sized university. This got me thinking.

See the Times Higher Education World’s Best Small Universities 2016 table here.

Clara Carrera, an international student at École Polytechnique in Paris, explains the benefits of a small university for international students

I was not convinced about my choice to attend Polytechnic University of Catalonia in Barcelona, and I feared that I would feel as i

See the Times Higher Education World’s Best Small Universities 2016 table here.

Aude Untersee, a geosciences undergraduate at École Normale Supérieure, explains the benefits of a small university

I grew up in Tokyo, Japan and I am now studying at Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) as a fifth-year student. My major interests are obstetrics, gynecology and emergency medicine. I will start working as an intern after I graduate in March 2017.

See the Times Higher Education World’s Best Small Universities 2016 table here.

Kalind Baraya is a senior year undergraduate student in the department of mechanical engineering at IIT Guwahati

If every single student at your university were to go on an international trip together, how many planes would it take to get everyone there?

The average university in Times Higher Education’s could fill just over 55 planes with a student population of about 25,000 people.

But the 20 institutions classed as the world’s best small universities would be a lot more fuel-efficient. Most would need fewer than 10 aircrafts to seat every enrolled student.

For students looking for an international experience abroad or at home, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Hong Kong or even Qatar might be the best bet.

Times Higher Education has released its ranking of the world’s most international universities, and these countries are home to the five universities with the highest scores.

University of Geneva, both in the top five.

Students in an online chat forum have named more than 60 UK universities they feel are “underrated”, with many agreeing that the University of Bath deserve more recognition.

The University of East Anglia (UEA) was underrated, particularly for medicine and law.

International students in the United States tend to concentrate in three states: New York, California and Texas.

So the results of the Institute of International Education’s Open Doors 2015 report, revealing the 25 US universities with the most international students, are not particularly surprising.

New York, California and Texas each claim three universities in the top 25, as does Pennsylvania.